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About the Academy of Psychic Sciences

The Academy of Psychic Sciences was founded in Sydney 1985 by Paul Fenton-Smith, who aimed to teach the psychic sciences in a clear and simple manner. Courses were initially in ten week terms with introductory tarot lasting ten weeks and psychic development courses lasting 30 weeks in three ten week terms.

Paul taught tarot and palmistry, having studied these since 1978 and fellow teachers taught psychic development classes. Teachers were engaged to teach a variety of courses but in time Paul found that to avoid all the administration demands, he had to simplify the process by trimming back the courses offered.

Hiring only one other teacher, Paul set out doing what he loved to do; teaching. Over the years students requested notes for each course and these notes became Paul’s books The Tarot Revealed (1995), Palmistry Revealed (1996) and Astrology Revealed (1998). The advanced tarot course notes became Mastering the Tarot and Tarot Masterclass .

Each of Paul's books is taken through a 'test run' as a course to test the concepts in a live environment. In this way the students' questions can be incorporated into the final book. Paul continued his studies in London in 1988 and in London and Greece in 1991 and these spiritual studies were chronicled in his book A Secret Door to the Universe (1999).

The course format was changed to fit each course into three full days and they were run on three consecutive Sundays. This format has proved a winner, especially since we introduced the repeat offer. Students are encouraged to repeat any course they have attended if they feel that they need to brush up on the course content.

The repeat fee has enabled many mature students who have not undertaken studies for years to gain a solid grounding in their chosen subject, and some have gone on to become successful professionals in the psychic industry.

A telephone tarot service was offered to Paul in 1995 and he accepted the responsibility for training the readers and maintaining the standards. Telephone tarot reading courses were set up and training was hands-on, involving giving free readings to strangers using a speaker phone. In this way students were able to hear both sides of the conversation. Paul gave up the service at the end of 1996.

One-day and weekend interstate courses were introduced in the late 1990's to enable those far from Sydney to attend our courses.  

Courses are held in Melbourne each year and in Brisbane and Adelaide when time permits. A tarot correspondence course was designed and produced in 2007 and is available through our online store.  This course includes a DVD, a 119 page workbook, A4 laminated colour charts, Paul's book The Tarot Revealed and a tarot deck.  There is an NTSC version of the DVD for US students.  

These days the academy offers introductory and advanced courses, one day workshops and Paul offers private lessons. We are training our students to become readers aiming for HOPE. Its meaning is outline below. It suggests that readers aim to give their clients

H ealing
O ffering
P ositive
E ncouragement

as we believe that where there is hope, there can be growth and improvement.

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